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Slowly Slowly: On Man Crushes, Youth & Being Open to Criticism
“I got home at like 5:30. I feel like rat shit!” It's 10:30am and Ben Stewart - the lead singer of Slowly Slowly - hasn’t had a lot of sleep. However, he’s still more than willing to chat about the origins of what has become one of the most exciting new bands in the country. Stewart [...]
ILUKA: On Storytelling, Harnessing the Dark Side & Community
Defiant resilience rising from turbulent waves of emotion, the magnetism of connecting with nature and delving deep into internal darkness. For 26-year-old ILUKA AKA Nikki Thorburn, these things and so many more led to the end result of her latest musical output with the release of an EP, Ritual. With the EP bursting at the seams with [...]
Betty & Oswald: On Bad Friday, ‘The Kids’ & Sprained Ankles
It seems as though just about every single time I have written for Lunchbox, I have only ever written about punk or hard rock bands. This makes sense given that all of my life I have been drawn to artists such as this. I've just always found that something about this particular style of music [...]
RACKETT On: Camaraderie, Material Identity & Shaving Heads
RACKETT have become notorious for having a raucous, raw, riot of a live show. Their career trajectory over the last year and a half can be measured akin to their performances; crazy, loud, fast-paced, and yet still focused. Having already begun their Rockin' The Puburbs tour - which they achieved through winning the competition of the [...]
Gig: Cub Sport, Eves Karydas, Merk
17 Mar, Metro Theatre Over the weekend I attended the Sydney show of Cub Sport’s BATS world tour, and was treated to the best indie pop this continent has to offer. The first support of the night was the New Zealand-based solo producer Merk, an indie pop/rock artist with the instrumentation of bands like Unknown [...]
Dylan Joel: On Breaking Free Of The Hip Hop Label
Melbourne singer, songwriter and rapper Dylan Joel has returned with his brand new single, Run To The River, which gave us the first taste of his new music in two years. “It feel like a big weight is off my shoulders. It’s been a long time coming and it’s super nice to have something out, [...]
Ocean Alley – ‘Chiaroscuro’
Imagine you’re eating a pie. Not just any old pie. You’re sinking your teeth into a wavy slice of groovy-licious pie. The flavours on your tongue taste colourful whilst you’re chewing. You swallow and it’s gone. Your cravings for another piece grow strongly and you would do just about anything for another taste of that [...]
360, Pez, Lil Spacely
2 Mar, Metro Theatre When Lil Spacely walked onto the stage at the Metro Theatre on Friday night, the crowd shared whispers of confusion. Bouncing onto the stage in parka jackets, bum bags and shoulder bags, and swinging around a sweat towel, they looked like it was a surprise to them that they were about [...]